The US wants to make Arab countries pay for the war expenses against Iran.

The U.S. administration is considering the issue of covering the costs of a military operation against Iran by Arab states. This was reported by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a briefing for journalists.

 

Jean-Pierre emphasized that Donald Trump would be interested in calling on Arab states to support this initiative. The White House representative added that the president would later make a separate statement on this issue.

 

Jean-Pierre also stated that Tehran's public statements differ from what it has said privately to U.S. officials and that Iran has informally agreed to some of Washington's proposals.

 

Earlier, on February 28, it was reported that the U.S. and Israel had launched a military operation by conducting airstrikes on a number of cities in Iranian territory. In response, Iran carried out missile attacks on Israel and also struck U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf region.

 

Against the backdrop of the escalating situation, a number of countries in the region temporarily closed their airspace. 

 

It was also reported that the U.S. had presented a 15-point plan to Iranian officials aimed at regulating the conflict in the Middle East. The Iranian side considered these plans unrealistic.